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There aren't many footballers who end up with FA Cup finals named after them, but it was on this day 14 years ago that Gerrard's contribution - two stunning goals, one in the last minute, and that remarkable assist for Djibril Cisse that often gets forgotten - virtually dragged Liverpool over the line against West Ham United in Cardiff.

The Liverpool skipper was at his dominating best that day, and so we thought it was highly fitting that it should be Gerrard who is the next to undergo our teammates challenge.

Five men who were alongside him in Cardiff that day make Gerrard's XI of ultimate teammates, which is packed full of Liverpool stars which spanned his 17 years in the first-team.

Gerrard's brace, including this stunner i injury-time, took the game to penalties before Liverpool's victory (Image: Getty Images)

Here's Steven Gerrard's ultimate XI.

Goalkeeper: Pepe Reina

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 314

"No, over there. There!" (Image: Action Images)

Signed in the aftermath of Liverpool winning the Champions League in 2005, Reina's three saves in the penalty shootout against West Ham a year later were just as vital as Gerrard's contribution to winning the cup.

Right-back: Glen Johnson

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 187

The pair were usually on the pitch together, not the bench (Image: Getty Images)

Already a teammate for England, Johnson joined Gerrard at Liverpool in the summer of 2009 and played with him at Anfield for six years.

Centre-back: Jamie Carragher

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 570

These two will forever be linked with one night (Image: Getty Images)

Comfortably the footballer to have played the most amount of games with Gerrard, Liverpool hero Carragher was his vice-captain at Anfield and one of the key factors behind the 2005 Champions League win.

Centre-back: Sami Hyypia

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 378

Careful now (Image: PA)

The player who passed the captain's armband onto Gerrard once it became apparent that he was born to wear it, the Finn is one of Liverpool's all-time great bargains having arrived from Dutch club Willem II for just £2.6million in 1999.

Left-back: John Arne Riise

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 289

Riise and his big left foot arrived at Anfield from Monaco in 2001 (Image: Daily Mirror)

Famously possessing a hammer of a left foot, Riise was a trusted performer for both Gerard Houllier and Rafael Benitez , winning the Champions League and FA Cup with the latter.

Midfield: Dietmar Hamann

The reliable German was often tasked with sitting in front of the midfield as Gerrard went forward to cause havoc in attacking areas, and he was a lynchpin of both Houllier's 2001 cup treble winners and Benitez's 2005 European champions.

Midfield: Lucas Leiva

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 187

Maybe Andrey Voronin has just turned up (Image: The Daily Mirror)

Although billed as an attacking midfielder when he joined, Lucas turned into a reliable figure at Anfield for 10 years as he effectively replaced Hamann in often laying the foundations for Gerrard to thrive.

Midfield: Danny Murphy

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 178

Murphy loved an Old Trafford winner (Image: Reuters)

A key figure for Houllier, Murphy was certainly trusted by the Frenchman and proved to be an important player for Liverpool in the early 2000s, when he famously scored three winning goals against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Forward: Dirk Kuyt

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 218

Focus, there are only two players left after this (Image: Getty Images Sport)

Kuyt's six-year spell at Anfield saw him capture the hearts of Liverpool's fans as his trademark hard work was a regular feature either out wide or in attack, and he won the League Cup alongside Gerrard in 2012.

Forward: Emile Heskey

Appearances alongside Gerrard: 218

Listen up, Emile's in (Image: PA)

Clocking up the same amount of appearances of Kuyt and no doubt performing just as diligently throughout them, Heskey was a derided by some but made a sometimes forgotten and goal-filled contribution to Liverpool's 2001 cup treble winners.

Forward: Michael Owen

From youth football through to Liverpool and England, no forward played more games with Gerrard than Owen, who formed a key part of the national team setup during their time together for the Three Lions.